On Thursday evening the Governors Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy released their findings after six months of study. In the report the group says that urgent action must be taken to address the prison issues in Alabama. The report suggest actions such as a rehab of corrections operations, more money for the Department of Corrections, and educational programs and…
State troopers are investigating a fatal accident that claimed the life of an Eclectic man. According to ALEA, 65-year-old Earnest Meadows was a passenger in a truck that was hit by an SUV. The accident happened on AL-63 near the intersection of AL-229, seven miles north of Eclectic. Both drivers were taken the hospital with injuries. Their conditions are unknown…
As an officer for the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles’ Anniston Field Office, Donnelle Thompson is helping keep residents of Calhoun County safe. Officer Thompson has charted a course of positive influence over her career. She was a police officer in Piedmont, retired as a federal probation officer, and taught criminal justice classes at Troy University. She has made…
A U.S. House subcommittee is investigating popular dating services such as Tinder and Bumble for allegedly allowing minors and sex offenders to use their services. In separate letters Thursday to the companies, the subcommittee is seeking information on users’ ages, procedures for verifying ages, and any complaints about assaults, rape or the use of the services by minors. Dating services…
The Town of Pike Road made a major economic development announcement Thursday. The town is getting a new place to get groceries. Grocery store giant, Publix, is coming to the town. The grocery will be located adjacent to the town center where town hall is located. The Publix will be located next to the CVS. The decision by Publix to…
President Donald Trump’s defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz now says his headline-dominating argument against impeaching the president has been distorted. Meanwhile, Trump’s Senate trial headed into a final day of questions and answers before a vote on whether or not to call witnesses – a decision that could send the proceedings to weeks of further action or a relatively abrupt acquittal….
About a year ago I created an account at the online retailer Wish, to see what all the talk was about. I’d seen the commercials and advertisements across my Facebook newsfeed offering incredible deals on products I shop for at Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and other retailers. Was I missing out on bargains or was Wish just a cheap rip-off?…
Facebook will begin notifying 2.4 billion of its users that they need to review their privacy settings. You’re almost assured to receive the notification over the next couple of weeks. What does it mean? The social media network just released to all of its users a way to see and clear the history of which websites and apps are sharing…
A black Texas teenager who was told his dreadlocks violate his high school’s dress code is gaining the support of some celebrities as well as $20,000 for college. Eighteen-year-old DeAndre Arnold appeared on an episode of “The Ellen Show” that aired Wednesday. On the show, host Ellen DeGeneres and singer Alicia Keys presented the teen with a check to go…
Authorities say 29-year-old Paighton Houston, of Trussville, died of an accidental drug overdose. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office says that  Houston suffered from morphine and methamphetamine toxicity. Houston was last seen December 20, leaving a Birmingham bar with two men. Family members say she later sent a text to a friend saying she didn’t know who she was with and felt…
